The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-17
CITY NOTES.

CITY NOIES.
The town has been pretty quiet since
Court adjourned.
The old winter fiannels will have to go
now. Summer has evidently come to
stay.
Vegetables shipped North are bringing
fair returns, and the shippers are cores
pondingly happy.
The Young Peoples Union prayer meet
ing is held this afternoon at the Presby-
terrain church at 4:30.
Lemon street was thronged with peO-
pie last night, and the stores enjoyed a
rich harvest of trade.
Judge William Thompson has lost his
notary seal, which he is very anxious
to get back. See notice in special col
umn.
We hear many rumors to- the effect
that we are to have several marriages in
Palatka soon. What does love care for
hot weather and hard times?
We are glad to learn that Mr.. James
NJ. M. Erskine, who has been quite sick
for number of weeks at his home at In
terlachen, is convalescing and is in a fair
way to a complete recovery.
Mr.. i. Jacobson says that his adver-
tisment in the PALATKA NEWS, increas-
ed his sales at least 30 per cent. yester-
day. He wants the public to remember
that his special bargains spoken of in the
advertisement will be continued tO-mor-
row.
Fires are getting quite frequent in
Florida just now, and Palatka is liable
to be visited at almost any time. Our
excellent water-works, however, make
an extensive conhagation an impossible
ty, for we have water in the greatest
abundance for all fire purposes.
A large number of Palatkans will go
over to st. Augustine to-day to see the
ruins of the recent fires over there. The
st. Augustine and Palatka Railway will
run an excursion. leaving the Florida
Southern dock at $50 O'Clock, giving all
who desire to go five hours in the An
cient City. The fare for the round trip
will be only 81.
Mr.. j. III. Ancrum, editor and proprie-
tor of the Jasper Courier has determined
to change the name of his paper to the
Jasper Times and it will hereafter go by
that pame. Editor Ancrum is a thorough
going and competent newspaper man.
and gets up one of the best weeklies in
Florida. We wish him continued sue
cess.
The talk of bridging the st. Johns
River at Palatka grows more positive
every day. 1t looks now as if the ferry
boats would soon have to go, and that
the st. Augustine and Palatka and the
st. Johns and Halifax Railroad trains
will run into Palatka by next season.
This will give an additional boom to Pa
latka's prosperity, provided the bridge is
put above town.
We regret to learn of the death of Mrs.
VIM. III. Hanlan, which occurred at the
home of her son, Mr.. A. v. Hanlan. in
this city, yesterday morning. She was
in her fifty-sixth year. and died respected
by all who knew her She will be buried
this afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, from the
house. The friends and acquaintance
of the family are invited to attend.
All the business houses. including the
drug stores, will be closed to-day, in
conformity with the Sunday ordinances.
The topper who failed to provide ticker
last night will have to go thirsty to-day,
and the sick will have to rely on the
pocket cases of their physicians for any
remedies they may need. So taken all
in all, very quiet Sunday may be- ex-
pected in Palatka to-day.
Miss Bobbie Hancock has a very hand
some landscape painting in c. p. Dever-
eux's show window, which is offered for
rattle, the chances being placed at the
low price of fifty cents each The pic
ture is two and one-half by four feet in
size, and represents beautiful scene.
1t would prove a valuable ornament in
any parlor. and its production shows the
young artist is capable of very excellent
work.